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Pakistan Ambassador Sherry Rehman
The New Pakistan-U.S. RelationshipPakistan Ambassador Sherry Rehman to discuss her country’s new bilateral strategy (Washington, DC) –Pakistan’s Parliament is nearing completion of a review to provide new guidelines for future relationships with the United States. Pakistan Ambassador to the U.S. Sherry Rehman will discuss the new plan during a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012, National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. Contact: Patti Giglio, NPC Newsmakers Committee/Host 202-903-7869, [email protected]
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Stephen Johnson
The Senior Fellow and Director of The Americas Program Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), STEPHEN JOHNSON, will release and discuss "A MAJOR CSIS REPORT ON IRAN'S INFLUENCE IN THE AMERICAS" Contacts: National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 301/367-7711 (CELL), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected] Mr. Johnson: 202/775-3220 (tel), 240/515-1524 (cell) [email protected] EDDIE WALSH: [email protected]
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Andrea Chalupa
Ukrainian-American journalist Andrea Chalupa will discuss how George Orwell's Animal Farm was translated into Ukrainian & distributed free in displaced persons camps in Germany before being discovered by the Soviets, who destroyed as many copies as possible. Miss Chalupa's uncle was given a copy in the camp. She will present a copy to the National Press Club.
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T. Kumar
The Director for International Advocacy of Amnesty International USA,T. Kumar, will discuss the current challenges in Afghanistan and releasea report: "Fleeing War, Finding Misery: The plight of the internally displaced in Afghanistan." The report says about a half million people have fled the war, and that children and women are the worst affected. in january, 28 children were found frozen to death in a camp in Kabul. Additional Contacts: Mr. Kumar: 202/544-0200, [email protected]
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Mass. AG Martha Coakley and Va. AG Ken Cuccinelli
PROMINENT STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL TO LEAD NATIONAL PRESS CLUB NEWSMAKER ON HEALTH ACT CONSTITUTIONALITY, 10 A.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 9, AS PRELUDE TO SUPREME COURT’S MARCH CONSIDERATION; MASS. AG MARTHA COAKLEY AND VA. AG KEN CUCCINELLI, ON OPPOSING SIDES, TO SPEAK, TAKE MEDIA QUESTIONS State attorneys general Martha Coakley of Massachusetts and Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia will lead a National Press Club Newsmaker, “The Affordable Health Care Act -- Constitutional or Not?”, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, as a prelude to the Supreme Court’s March consideration of the law. The event is at the National…
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San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders to Discuss Pension and Retiree Health Benefit Reform Sanders expecting his city to be next big battle over public employee benefits (Washington, DC) – Governors and mayors nationwide facing budget deficits are focusing on the costs of public employee pensions and retiree healthcare benefits. In San Diego an initiative has qualified for the June ballot that would, among other things, end guaranteed pensions for all new city hires, excluding police officers, replacing them with a 401(k)-style plan. Mayor Jerry Sanders, who played a key role in crafting the…
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NPC Board of Governors
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Beyond .com, .gov, .net and .edu: The Expansion of Internet Addressing
“Beyond .com, .gov, .net and .edu… Expansion of Internet Addressing”Zenger Room, National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Rod Beckstrom and Board Chair Dr. Stephen Crocker will discuss the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level Internet domains (gTLDs) such as .hotel, and .paris scheduled to begin taking applications on Jan. 12. ICANN's new gTLD program is the most significant change to the Internet's naming system since 1998, when The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was formed. For the first time generic TLDs…
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Political Pollster John Zogby
Renowned U.S. political pollster John Zogby will present the latest U.S. presidential election poll results from surveys in New Hampshire between Christmas and New Year’s, based on two tracking polls of 450 likely voters. The New Hampshire primary takes place Jan. 10. The 15-18 polls questions likely will include the following: • What is most important to conservatives, moderates, Libertarians and independents?• What is the intensity of moderate Democrats? • How many members of the Libertarian and Tea parties are out there? Will they show up at the polls in New Hampshire in volume, or…
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H.E. Peter Taksoe-Jensen
The Ambassador of Denmark to the United States, H.E. Peter Taksoe-Jensen, will discuss Denmark's plans and priorities for its presidency of the Council of The European Union: A Transatlantic perspective.
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